Ryan and Tahler's Wedding

Brett's youngest brother Ryan got married today.

Tahler is now officially part of the craziness that is the Carter family.

Wedding...

Reception...

What We Did {June}

It must be summer,

because we have been

B-U-S-Y!

 

Macy and Daddy went to the father & sons

(and daughters) camp out in Grantsville.

Macy had her end of the year dance recital.

We've been spending tons of time outside,

giving Coleman lots of opportunities to practice his swing.

(Now if we could only get him to chase after his own ball...)

 

We went mini golfing at Cherry Hill.

The kids didn't quite grasp the concept,

but we had a blast anyways.

Father's Day was celebrated.

Macy surprised Daddy with an entire bag full of

drawings and a jump rope

(small pieces of ribbon tied together.)

So cute.

We took a trip to the zoo.

(We now have a pass, so I'm sure there will

be many more zoo pics to come.)

 

Macy spent some time at "Adventure Camp,"

her summer rec class.

We took the kids to the drive in for the first time.

Huge success...

minus Coleman falling head first

out of the back of the truck.

 

The kids and I also made this beauty.

A wind chime made out of bottle caps and buttons.

Probably my favorite kid craft ever.

 

Goodbye June!

It's been fun!

 

 

The Run of the Los Banditos

Last year,

during the 32 some odd hours that was Ragnar,

both Brett and I swore several times

that we would never run it again.

So what do we do a mere 72 hours after it's over?

Sign up for next year's race, obviously.

And thus, the team Los Banditos was born.

This year's race started much like the last one.

We met the night before to decorate vehicles,

saw runner #1 off at the starting line,

then ran, drove, and slept (sort of) for the next 35 hours.

Before we go any further, let's meet the team, shall we?

Melissa, Ty, Russ, Cory, Carrie and Mike

Van #1

Amanda, Brett, Tory, Jordan, Richard and Tyson

Van #2

Brett and I ended up in van #2 again for various reasons.

Brett wanted another chance at Ragnar hill

and I wanted the easy runner #7 spot.

(Legs are 4 miles, 3.6 miles and 4.1 miles)

But then, for some crazy reason,

around November or so, I decided I needed a "challenge"

and switched to runner #9.

(Legs are 3.2 miles, 10 miles and 4.4 miles)

A challenge it was.

I really don't like running all that much.

Especially long distances...

and just to clarify,

pretty much anything over 3 miles is considered a

long distancein my book.

So, I had three goals going into this Ragnar.

For leg #1...run an average 9 minute mile...check.

For leg #2...run an average 10.5 minute mile...check.

For leg #3...don't die...check...barely.

Seriously though?

The entire race was a blast.

Brett did fantastic,

as usual.

He only managed to get one picture of me running,

but I guess it will do.

Okay...obviously not me.

Anyways,

after 35 exchanges,

minimal rest,

lots of those dried mangoes you buy at Costco,

and the occasional honeybucket pit stop,

we finished.

And boy,

were we happy about it.

My New Favorite